Fatigue: Take Control education plan for fatigue management in MS largely ineffective

What is Fatigue: Take Control? It's an education plan for people with MS to teach MSers about fatigue management, and "includes six 2-hour group sessions with DVD viewing, discussion and homework and accompanying participant and leader workbooks." Early studies showed promise, but they were not realized in this study, backing up other recent research. Fatigue in MS is devilishly tricky. - D

Multiple Sclerosis Journal

A multicenter randomized controlled trial of two group education programs for fatigue in multiple sclerosis: Short- and medium-term benefits

Background
Fatigue occurs in 75%–95% of people with multiple sclerosis (MS) and is frequently reported as the most disabling symptom. A multicomponent group program of six weekly 2-hour sessions, Fatigue: Take Control (FTC), was developed from an international MS fatigue management guideline.

Objective
To determine whether FTC is associated with greater improvements in fatigue than MS: Take Control (MSTC), a similarly structured general MS education program.